Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon (, "St Saturnin
near Avignon
Avignon (, , ; or , ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the Communes of France, commune had a ...
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Provençal ) is a
commune in
Greater Avignon in the
Vaucluse department in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
in Southeastern France. In 2021, it had a population of 5,119.
History
The poet
Jean Tortel (1904–1993) was born in Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon.
Population
To differentiate the commune's inhabitants from those of
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt to the east, the first are called ''Saint-Saturninois'' (masculine) and ''Saint-Saturninoises'' (feminine) in French, whereas the latter are called ''Saturninois'' (masculine) and ''Saturninoises'' (feminine).
See also
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Communes of the Vaucluse department
References
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Communes of Vaucluse